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continuation

continuation

56 3.6
An act of something keeping going without stopping
  • noun
  • /kənˌtɪnueɪʃən/
translation icon : continuación
  • The continuation of the project depends on securing further funding.
  • ensure the continuation
  • assure the continuation
  • continuation of a trend

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Examples

  • One question remains unanswered today, which carries significant consequences for the continuation of the process:

    Academic text (2008)
  • For many, involvement in the political process is a continuation of a lifelong interest.

    Academic text (1991)
  • But politics is not the continuation of war, but the alternative to war.

  • So they are part of the continuation of something that we're trying to stop.

  • The continuation of life as we know it.

  • And I just see this as a grand continuation of that tradition.

  • Politics is a continuation of economics by other means.

  • My work is a continuation of the unfinished business of men on earth.

  • After independence, many African states preferred the continuation of colonial economic ties rather than free trade.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Enrolling in religious studies was just a continuation of his lifelong search for goodness.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

follow-up
vscontinuation
57 3.1

A work that continues an earlier book or project

is the general act of extension, not the specific later project or work
continuity
vscontinuation
52 4.7

A situation where things stay the same or keep happening without big changes

is about the active extension of events rather than mere unbroken quality
continuance
vscontinuation
30 5.7

A period when something keeps going without stopping

is primarily the active process of extending rather than only the duration
perpetuation
vscontinuation
7 7.6

To make something continue for a long time

is the normal process of extension, not necessarily aiming at indefinite duration
prolongation
vscontinuation
1 6.5

An extra period of time that makes something last longer

is the general act of extension without implying deliberate lengthening
protraction
vscontinuation
8.7

The act of making something last for a longer time

is the process of ongoing action rather than deliberate extra lengthening
continuancy
vscontinuation
8.9

The fact of lasting without stopping

focuses on the act or process causing extension rather than simple persistence

Antonyms

99 3.0

A short time when something stops or is delayed

Stopping something for a short time or forever

Compounds

law of continuation
  • Specialized
8.5

We see lines or patterns as one path that keeps going even when broken

good continuation
  • Specialized
8.0

We see lines or shapes as continuing in a smooth path

How Long

perpetuation
7 7.6
persistence
52 4.1
continuation
56 3.6
prolongation
1 6.5
extension
44 3.8

Surface Forms

continuation singular
continuations plural

Morphology

continuation = continue (transparent) = continue + ation

Standard noun formation from the verb 'continue' using -ation; the meaning 'act/process of continuing' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Continuation comes from the verb continue, built from Latin parts con- ('together') and tenere ('to hold'). So a continuation is something that is 'held together' and keeps going without stopping.